[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, parents should not be robbed of the 
inherent right to counsel our children at their time of need. Yet, 
strangers are now allowed to transport our underage daughters in order 
to obtain abortions in States without parental notification laws.
  This outrage, which is actually encouraged by heartless abortion 
clinics that place ads highlighting their State's lack of consent laws, 
must be stopped.
  My legislation, H.R. 3682, the Child Custody Protection Act, will 
ensure that parental rights are respected. It would make it a Federal 
misdemeanor for a nonparent to transport a minor girl across State 
lines to avoid that State's abortion parental notification laws.
  Innocent minor girls and parents must be protected from strangers who 
decide to make possible life-threatening decisions for them. This 
legislation has already been approved by the full House Judiciary 
Committee and it will soon be brought to this floor for a vote.
  Madam Speaker, encourage my colleagues to support the protection of 
parental rights by voting for this important legislation.

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